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a long season, the well known Calla lily, fancy- 

 leaved caladiums that in summer are bright and 

 beautiful with their heart-shaped leaves shaded 

 and veined with many pleasing colors. 



The gloxinias and the tuberous begonias in sum- 

 mer for the porch or other shaded locations. In 

 the fall the showy chrysanthemums, and then, to 

 break the spell of winter, the tulips, hyacinths and 

 daffodils to cheer us in early spring. 



The Butterfly Bush that grows on our lawn, and 

 blooms so beautifully there all summer long, pro- 

 ducing a wealth of long graceful spikes of lavender 

 bloom that seems to attract the large beautifully 

 colored butterflies and the humming birds, is now 

 generally very well known, but another type of 

 this plant known as fouddleia asiatica, suited only 

 to pot culture, is not so well and generally known. 



Producing a wealth of white flowers from De- 

 cember to March, many flower lovers are enthu- 

 siastic in praising its beaulty and fragrance, both 

 as a pot blooming plant and for cutting. This 

 plant if shifted from one pot to another, soon 

 becomes immense in size and fills a good-size tub. 



Plants suited to inside are numerous, and we can 

 only touch the edge of the subject, but we must 

 not pass by without mentioning a few of the sorts 

 that bear bright-colored fruits. 



First, the Ponderosa Lemon which quickly 

 becomes a very large plant and bears enormous 



